https://community.appian.com/discussions/f/user-interface/25180/how-can-i-save-a-random-number-in-my-data-typeHi, i have a question, well, i have a form where i can add data, but i want to generate a random number in my input, so in my input i put in the display value this &quot;todecimal(text(rand()*(10^6),&quot;000000&quot;))&quot; when i view my db, in the field i only get &#39;nullen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.appian.com/thread/97688?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:42:07 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:9e17f377-20af-4522-af76-1d5da375360eStefan Helzle<p>In Appian, form fields will only execute their saveInto on a direct user interaction. To write data to your CDT and then later to DB, you can either set default values or add a few a!save() to the saveInto of your submit button.</p> <p><img src="/resized-image/__size/320x240/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/13/pastedimage1657734152929v1.png" alt=" " /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>